tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119502962011-12-14T20:53:07.260-06:00"Fear any fool who says something is impossible; they're often painfully wrong."Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04514117779013620878noreply@blogger.comBlogger521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11950296.post-1115826454599431072005-05-11T10:40:00.000-05:002005-05-11T10:47:34.606-05:00

"You've got your phenomenon on one hand. Concrete and knowable. On the other hand you've got the incomprehensible. You call it God, but to me, God or no, it remains just that, the unknowable."~Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, Northern Exposure, A Wing and a Prayer, 1994"Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat,

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In the former Soviet state of Kyrgyz a practice known as "ala kachuu," which translates roughly as "grab and run" is one of the standard ways "men" use to acquire a bride. Sick of all the courting and the costs of the standard "bride price" (up to $800, plus a cow)? Easy, just kidnap your wife.She might think less than kindly to your overtures though, and the occasional dead young woman does wash

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I figure everyone can always use a good recipe, so as I come up with some from time to time I'll be posting them. Feel free to rant at me for the horrors, or angels, I've unleashed after you make it and decide what you think, but remember that I happen to think they all taste pretty nummy...Ingredients:- 16 oz tomato puree (½ water, ½ tomato paste, whipped with an egg-beater)- 1 pound ground

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As you may have noticed my article frequency has been a little slow lately. Ok, it's been dead. But have no fear, I've just been moving, not rotting. Sooo.... I've got a few additions I'd like to announce.Blogroll:1. Science & Politics - a moderately left-leaning blog focusing on the interaction of science and politics, as well as personal musings.2. Across the Great Divide - a strictly moderate

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"The GOP establishment in Washington today has become the defende of big government."So sayeth the Cato Institute. Too bad this soundbite won't see the light of a media's day, but it's still telling.

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I'm usually a huge Seth MacFarlane fan, but this newest cartoon just doesn't cut it. The format parallels between American Dad and Family Guy are just too numerous to ignore, and the jokes weren't funny. I hate to say it, but I think we've got a dud...Family Guy, on the other hand...Well, let's just say that being able to watch a new episode was as close to Nirvana as I've been in a long time.

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How much of a target for insurgents or future conflicts do you think this will make Baghdad residents? In an age where communications networks are the first thing to go in a fight I definitely wouldn't want one in my neighborhood, let alone my back yard.

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I must apologize for the spotty posting schedule. I'm in the process of moving into a new apartment and my access to the internet is currently shoddy at best. I'll do what I can, and hopefully it won't take too long to get back to normal.

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It looks like Philip Schuth's mom died of natural causes, most likely kidney or heart failure.He's still a loon though.

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The federal House of Representatives passed H.R. 748 - The Child Interstate Notification Act today by a vote of 270-157, in yet another move to block access to perfectly legal abortion services. Legal Fiction has a chilling fictional piece that could very soon mirror actual events:At trial, the defense attorneys pointed out that the father had, on occasion, physically abused his daughters when

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I've converted my blog into the fabled "three tier format". I have also clarified the permalink location and added a trackback feature courtesy of Haloscan. I will be making additional heavy modifications for some time as I get used to the world of blogging, and I will continue to tweat the site in minor ways quite possibly forever, as I see fit. By the way... hope you approve of the change.

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"James Trussell, a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University, has estimated that, if emergency contraceptives were widely available in this country, they could reduce the approximately 1.3 million abortions that take place yearly in this country by half. If a culture of life is so sacrosanct, shouldn't that trump the issue of premarital sex?" "According to Trussell, who

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The California Cars Initiative (CalCars) has developed a modification kit the Toyota Prius that, by beefing up the battery capacity and allowing it to be plugged into the grid for charging, makes the daily commute (up to 30 miles total, roughly) possible without the use of gas. Anything longer activates the gasoline engine, but I think the idea of a daily commute without fumes rushing through my

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According to chrisale at Murky View we may be seeing the peak of oil production by as early as next year. What that will mean for tensions between the west and developing eastern countries such as India and China as they vie for our standard of living, and thus access to the oil we depend on, remains to be seen. Either way I'm not looking forward to what this portends for the years ahead.

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Republican leader Bill Frist said on Tuesday that he "isn't interested in any deal that fails to ensure Senate confirmation for all of President Bush's judicial nominees.", further backing himself into the corner of inflexibility. In the words of the Daily Kos, "Reid just engaged Frist in a game of chicken, and Frist blinked first.". It will be intersting to see how Frist digs himself out of

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Just as every son thinks he has the worlds greatest father I think I might e lucky enough to have the best senator currently serving. Read Senator Feingold's speech here and you'll understand why.Hell, if the guy wanted to be president I'd support him; he's got more backbone than any 3 other senators except McCain, in my mind.His ability to ignore partisan politics and not vote to throw out the

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It seems House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is behind the times. Anyone who believes that supreme court judges can't cite or consider international law/precident as part of a persuasive argument in support of their opinion needs a refresher course on judicial law."Absolutely. We've got Justice Kennedy writing decisions based upon international law, not the Constitution of the United States? That's

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"You're born absolutely free except laws of nature. If you drink too much you'll get drunk, that's a law. If you get old you die, that's a law...these are the only laws you're born with and any government just fucks you out of that type of freedom...You're not free. You need a diploma in this country to cut hair. They say if you give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. But if you teach a man to

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Ok, so not literally in my backyard, but he might as well have. I can take a five minute car ride from my home and park right outside of 1330 Bainbridge St., the (former) home of Philip Schuth, a deranged guy responsible for the last three days paper headlines in my quite neck of the woods.It seems that Mr. Schuth, who everyone thought was such a nice fellow, decided to deck a kid passing by on

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And you thought I was joking...It seems like [Rep. Dennis] Baxley [R-Ocala] has a handy way of dealing with all those nasty liberal professors spouting unfounded ideas in Florida college classrooms and harassing students who disagree. Let them sue the bastards.In a bill titled, ironically, the "Academic Freedom Bill of Rights", Baxley has proposed that:"Students have a right to expect that their

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Democrats are the party for people who work for a living.Such an obvious fact, but one often not considered.

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When it comes to genetically engineered foods I find it humorous to listen to opponents claim that we're somehow "playing god" by inserting the genetic code from one species into another. The latest flap involves the fact that scientists are finding that sometimes human DNA makes good source material. Anyone familiar with programming or construction understands the concept of modules. They're

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Few things can show something as convincingly as a good graph. Maybe people will sit up and listen to this one before they claim GW is God's gift to America...

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And to the rest of us.Since I'm apparently no longer venting into empty space just to hear my own "voice" I'd just like to go on record as saying that yes, you may find grammatical and typographic errors on this site. At times you might find a great number, I have an annoying habit of not noticing an error until after I've posted and then come back the next day to review. I also constantly

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Jack over at Random Fate recently wrote a post title "Sadness" that I think everyone should read. It goes a long way to show that there really are gems to be found in this ever-expanding sea of information.Human connections are tenuous at best, a thin web that can tear even despite the best efforts at preservation. ~~Jack

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Bolton's aggressive and abusive behavior shouldn't come as a surprise anymore, but just when I've decided I know the facts one more pops up... and boy is it a whopper. Apparently Bolton thought that enough was enough (as he seems to frequently do) when Joan Bernott, a 10-year Justice Department veteran, requested maternity leave on her doctor’s orders following a difficult pregnancy. According

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Much can be said for the browser Firefox, but I'll take Opera any day. And now that version 8.0's been released it's even better. I don't know why anyone would still use IE after they find out about either of these gems. Then again my aunt just asked me yesterday where the "paper roll" feed was for my photo printer, so I guess not everyone's up on today's tech...

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Or at least helps out a little.Who would have guessed that bacteria could be one key to solving the world's oil-dependancy problems? Researchers at Penn State have developed a technique to turn biomass fermenting bacteria into fuel "cells", in every sense of the word. While it most likely isn't enough to support a full-scale hydrogen economy every 'bit helps I suppose. Good for them.

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It's sad to see something that once stood for elegance and talent devolve into just one more bikini-clad reality TV brain-drain. My own personal experience dealing with the Miss Wisconsin pageant and seeing what these girls do/have to go through should have prepared me for an era of talentless runway walkers claiming to be Miss America, but it's still sad.In an age where the ability to swim

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You Are 28 Years Old 28 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.30-39: You are a thirtysomething

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In a move bound to thrill fundimentalists everywhere the Vatican has elects Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, 78 to the position of Pope. With the self-selected name of Pope Benedict XVI Cardinal Ratzinger hopes to position himself as "a simple and humble worker". How easy this is going to be for him remains the question, but I have my doubts. The modern world is increasingly ill-suited for

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I never really thought of it that way, but Adam Penenberg at wired.com makes a pretty convincing argument for the idea.

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"Why in the world would you think your (cell) phone would work in your house?" he said. "The customer has come to expect so much. They want it to work in the elevator; they want it to work in the basement."Yes Ivan Seidenberg, chief executive officer of Verizon Communications actually complained that such expectations are unrealistic during a recent soundoff about customer complaints, Verison's

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The last thing someone would expect to happen during their heart surgery operation is to be started on fire, but I guess it can happen. What's worse, according to Dr. Robert Caplan, medical quality director of Virginia Mason, "fires are known to occur in operating rooms although they [are] extremely rare". Isn't even once one time too often?This reminds me of an incident that happened in my life

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Who cares if they castrated his father, he's still a cute little clone. Now about those pesky thoroughbred breed registration rules...

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Who says the small fry never get the girls?

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The Moderated Voice wonders if the "fair and balanced" approach of Fox News really damaging the credibility of all media? I'd say it does. It wasn't until I began to pay attention to, and quickly become disgusted by, the "news" my parents starting watching on Fox that I branched out and put less emphasis on traditional news outlets. I'm sure I'm not an isolated case, just as I'm sure most

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The US Supreme Court refused without comment on Monday to consider whether a 1994 Massachusetts state law creating a buffer zone around reproductive health clinics (Massachusetts Reproductive Health Care Facilities Act, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 120E1/2) violated the constitutional rights of clinic protesters.State lawmakers pushed for the buffer zone act after John Salvi opened fire on two

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When would I agree with someone who calls current efforts by our democratic senators to use the filibuster to block ideologically motivated judicial appointments the work of "obstructionist dickheads"? Well, claiming to be "the blog Duffman would read" isn't a bad start. But Lee at Right Thinking from the Left Coast also has a pretty sound comparison to make, and some advice for the current head

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Is Ted Nugent a terrorist? The argument could be made, and good old Ted could be in a ’bit of trouble. Could be, mind you. He won’t be charged with any crimes though, our hypocritical GOP controlled government would never crucify one of the spokemen of a core constituency, but the argument could be made that his speech at the NRA's annual convention in Texas this Saturday incites domestic

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Hmmm.... if "faith in Christ" means trying to force bronze-age biblical law down our throats then, yes, this kid does have to choose. As usual Talking Points Memo has a great article about this. Check it out.

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All I've got to say is if I've ever got the urge to flash people without consequence or have sex in public I know where I'm going.

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You've got to love the inginuity of what you can find on the web. I've been lamenting the navbar at the top of my blog so, naturally, I set out to get rid of it. #b-navbar{height:0px;visibility:hidden;}If you're going to use this though please be considerate and at least keep the Blogger button in your sidebar; they deserve recognition.

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Greetings, you may now call me Brother Jackhammer of Quiet Reflection.Feel free to join the Unitarian Jihad and get a name of your own. No? Ok, then at least read the article; it's damn funny.A shout out to Patrick Hayden (aka. Brother Pepper Spray of Compassion) of Electrolite for great joke site.

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While I'm often one of the first people in favor of new and unique progressions of technology this one caught me off guard. Where else can you hear the phrase,"It makes our job more interesting because we don't have to deal so much with the facts and can concentrate more on thinking", uttered in a university setting?

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Apparently Crispin Sartwell, an opinion commentator for the La Times, doesn’t see a problem with people refusing to perform their job if it goes against their conscience. On face value such a stance makes sense; who would be in favor of forcing people to do things against their will?There is one teensy weensy little problem though: These people are being paid to do a job.I don’t care if we’re

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Trekkies unite! It might be a few years down the pipeline, but Dr McCoy might just get his hand-held medical scanner at the local BestBuy before you know it.

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It seems as if Blogger.com is brain-dead today, so if you see any half-edited pieces it probably means that I gave up trying to access the site and I'll be back later.*Just thought I'd warn you.

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Who would have ever thought that we'd need a representative to say something as obvious as this?“The presumption that somehow we are going to threaten judges or demand certain outcomes from judges is antithetical to a free people under law.”—Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., House Democratic whip, reacting to statements by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, indicating judges will be “held

Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04514117779013620878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11950296.post-1112901615511278982005-04-07T14:17:00.000-05:002005-04-10T20:41:36.066-05:00

As with all things on the internet this Living Will seems to be making the email rounds. It's just too good to pass up though, so here it is:Living WillI, _________________________ (fill in the blank), being of sound mind and body, do not wish to be kept alive indefinitely by artificial means. Under no circumstances should my fate be put in the hands of peckerwood politicians who couldn't pass

Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04514117779013620878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11950296.post-1112739650625772032005-04-05T17:14:00.000-05:002005-04-26T00:22:26.770-05:00

In an ironic twist of fate Mehmet Ali Agca, otherwise known as "the man who almost assassinated John Paul II in 1981" has been denied a "short compassionate release" by the Turkish government to attend the Pope's funeral. While obviously mentally unstable Mehmet was forgiven by the Pope a mere two years after the attack, and they had come to view each-other as spiritual brothers over the years.

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Imagine having a pacemaker implanted when your heart is perfectly fine. Why would you do this? Simple, this pacemaker controls your blood pressure. Just last year the idea of an implant controlling blood pressure would have seemed far fetched, but the Rheos Baroreflex Hypertesion System being developed by CVRx Inc. of Minneapolis MN does just that. While just beginning Phase II clinical trials

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